Substance Abuse Counselor (80323)

Rate of Pay: $27.00 to $30.00 Per Hour Depending on Experience

Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm

MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT). The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACT's model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services. Services needed to support community reintegration include but are not limited to the following:

• Forensic mental health treatment through individual and group therapy settings
• Life skills training
• Day socialization groups
• Collateral contacts
• Home visits
• Substance abuse screenings
• Psychiatric services
• Case Management
• Court reports
• Psychological assessments

Under the direction of the Program Director the Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible for providing support, guidance, and mentoring the patients in a community setting to meet service delivery requirements of the FACT Program.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide intake, assessment, treatment planning, group and individual counseling to clients in the Substance Use Disorders/Addiction program
• Provide after-care plan for clients returning to the community including program referrals to substance use disorders/addiction treatment
• Maintain accurate and thorough clinical records per Company and DSH requirements in a timely manner
• Provide input and reports to the Clinical Supervisor regarding the clinical needs of clients and programming, improving ways of offering prevention, outreach, and treatment services
• Work collaboratively with behavioral/mental health and medical staff when clients have co-morbid conditions
• Communicate with treatment and case management staff through daily briefing and debriefing between shifts
• Attend required staff meetings, safety training and in-service programs as required
• Identify and maintain professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of treatment and the professional relationship
• Proactive in performance improvement activities as demonstrated by participating in the Continuous Quality

MHM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:

• Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Continuing Education benefits
• Much more...